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The purposeful classroom : how to structure lessons with learning goals in mind

In this practical guide, authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey offer a variety of strategies that K-12 teachers can use to craft effective, standards-based purpose statements, assignments, and tests across grade levels and content areas.

Establishing purpose for yourself and your students --
Focusing on learning targets, not tasks --
Including both content and language components --
Ensuring that the purpose is relevant --
Inviting students to own the purpose --
Identifying outcomes related to the purpose --
Knowing when a learning target has been met.

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Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey.

Abstract:

In this practical guide, authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey offer a variety of strategies that K-12 teachers can use to craft effective, standards-based purpose statements, assignments, and tests across grade levels and content areas.